# The Russian — The Railway Children character guide

> The Russian in The Railway Children by E. Nesbit.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Russian, the Russian Prisoner

**First appearance:** 0006-v-prisoners-and-captives

## Who they are

A political exile rescued by the children from a train.

## In the story

### [Prisoners and Captives](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_railway_children_se/chapters/v-prisoners-and-captives)

A lost, ill, and frightened foreigner; later revealed to be a writer exiled to Siberia for his book, seeking his family.

### [Saviours of the Train](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_railway_children_se/chapters/vi-saviours-of-the-train)

Recovering in the garden; receives strawberries and kindness from the children.

### [For Valour](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_railway_children_se/chapters/vii-for-valour)

Still living with the family; learning English; his wife and children remain missing; Bobbie seeks help for him.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_railway_children_se/characters/russian_prisoner
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_railway_children_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_railway_children_se/characters